The TV series Breaking Bad gets the musical remix treatment from Chris Lohr. Warning: earworm. Contains NSFW language. If you are avoiding spoilers, this contains very short clips from seasons one and two. (via b3ta)

They are odd! They are cute! Sometimes they are even secret agents. Now you can get your very own semi-aquatic mammal with the Platypus Mini Squishable from the NeatoShop. Who knew a platypus could be so darn fluffy, cuddly, and huggable? Snuggle up with one today.

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more delightfully unsual Plush Toys.

Be careful not to spill the beer! I feel like I've seen an entire feature film in 90 seconds. But was it an action-adventure film or an '80s romantic comedy? Or maybe it was the Keystone Kops! Bonus: Carlton Draught responds to YouTube comments with the same sense of humor. (via The Daily What)

The geeks who help customers at Apple stores' Genius Bar may be geniuses, but they must learn to do things "the Apple way." Their training manual is not about technical issues, but all about making the customer feel good about their gadgets and the company that sells them.

Bruce Lee gets all philosophical and then beats up Chuck Norris. If that ain't the essence of cool, I don't know what is. Here he is, remixed and Autotuned by John D. Boswell, who also gave us the Symphony of Science videos. (via Boing Boing)

You know how people make lists of unusual town names to send out as a joke via email? I got one that had a list of “noisy” towns. I decided to look them up and see how “loud” these places really are. I found that most of them were simple nice, quiet places -with very loud names. Read about them in this list I posted at mental_floss.

Is it time to clean off that mess you call a desk? You need the amazing Zamboni Desk Vacuum from the NeatoShop. This little guy is always at the ready to clear away crumbs and resurface your work space arena.

A Grand Theft Auto modification lets you play as Marty McFly! And yes, that means you're driving a DeLorean with a Flux Capacitor at 88 miles per hour. No, you can't just download this -yet. YouTube member seedyrom34 worked for months on this custom mod. You'll find a lot of links at the YouTube page, and there's a forum about the Back To The Future: Hill Valley Project. (via The Daily What Geek)

Mike took a picture of himself every day for five years to bring you this awesome video of his changing appearance. Somehow I get the feeling this involved way more pictures than we'll ever see. (via The Daily What)

Cartoon network brings us an animated story of what the Caped Crusader did in China in the 1930s. And Catwoman and Bane, too! Comic book super heroes (and villains) fit well into a martial arts story. (via The Daily What Geek)

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

That's no moon, but it's no Death Star, either. When you invest in a Death Star, make sure it's the real McCoy. This ad parodies the Mac Genius ads in the flavor of Star Wars. (via The Daily What Geek)

In the wake of the passing of Neil Armstrong, many people have expressed sadness at the fact that the Apollo lunar missions were so long ago, and that soon there will be no one left alive who actually went to the moon. Randall Munroe of xkcd addressed that concept some time ago. It’s time we remembered -or got to know- the only twelve people who ever walked on a body other than planet Earth, in an article I wrote for mental_floss.

The shelves of the NeatoShop are alive with sound of wonderful new products and here is one of our new favorite things. Vinderhosen! Always make sure your favorite wine is dressed to impress.
The Vinderhosen is so stylish and yet so slimming.

Isn't it amazing what a set of fans and one piece of fabric can do? Daniel Wurtzel creates kinetic sculpture with air currents. The installation Magic Carpet appears in the new Cirque du Soleil tour Amaluna. (via I Am Bored)

Savanna is a hand-raised seven-week-old cheetah cub with an awesome punk hairdo at the Cincinnati Zoo. The zoo is documenting her life from all angles as she grows up to be one of the fastest animals on earth. See more of Savanna at Buzzfeed.

Do dangerous smells lurk in your bathroom? Don't fall victim to malodorous fiends. Kill the stink with the Jack The Ripper Lavatory Mist from the Neatoshop. A few quick sprays and you will be surrounded by the comforting smell of dewy sage and green apple.

This domino display visits every corner of the world, recreating flags, landmarks, and icons of different nations. It looks like a pretty standard domino topple you see at world-class domino events, until you get to about 90 seconds in, and see the huge wall of dominoes slowly falling. You have to think about the care and effort that went into it. It set a world record.

The longest domino wall was 30 m (98 ft 5 in) long and consisted of 31,405 dominoes. It was erected and toppled by Sinners Domino Production (Germany) at the Wilhelm-Lückert-Gymnasium in Büdingen, Germany, on 6 July 2012.

The big pyramid set a world record, too. This installation contained 127,141 dominoes. You will be mesmerized by the destruction. (via I Am Bored)

In the 50th anniversary issue of the Spider-Man comic books, Peter Parker gets a teenage sidekick.
It's a big step that shows how far the character has grown from his
roots as a shy, nerdy teenager that readers could identify with.

Artist Daniel Wurtzel's installation called Magic Carpet consists only of a piece of fabric and a set of fans. But that's all that's needed for a mesmerizing dance sequence.

10 Unusual Spas for Alternative Tranquility. I think I'll just jet off to Iceland; how about you?

It's the muntjac deer and the kangaroo vs. the team of two lemurs! Will Mojo the soccer star deer get the ball past the lemur guard and onto the porch goal? The crowd is on the edge of their seats. The lemur is distracted. The deer is determined. Who will win? This video is from Exotic Experience in Orlando, Florida. (via Buzzfeed)

Are you looking for a deliciously fun way to spice up your cooking expierence? You need the Ah Choo! Pepper Mill from the NeatoShop. This playful pepper mill is shaped like a nose. Cracked pepper runs through the nostrils when you turn the handle. Yum!

Be sure to check out the Neatoshop for more nose ticklingly funny Kitchen Stuff!

Now, this is real improvisational theater, with a twist. Kids are given a vague scenario, such as "pretend to be a salesman and a customer" in this case. Then adults act out what came up. There's a series of these Kid Snippet videos by BoredShortsTV. (via Metafilter)

Groucho had a game show, but nobody ever really cared who won or lost. Just listening to Groucho Marx ad lib his way through it was entertainment plenty! Still, there were parts that had to be cut before it was broadcast.

It's not easy being second banana. Here, Luigi sings a song to Princess Peach about his feelings of unrequited love in the shadow of his more popular brother. This almost made me cry until I remembered it's about a video game. (via Geekosystem)

Attention Barbie fans! Are you looking for the perfect lunch time accessory? You need the very fashionable Barbie Insulated Lunch Bag from the NeatoShop. This adorable purse-shaped lunch box is excellent for toting your favorite afternoon meal.

Tim Blais wrote the geekiest-ever lyrics to the tune of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep." It's all about CERN's Large Hadron Collider and its mission to find the Higg-Boson subatomic particle. The lyrics are at the YouTube page and in an article about Blais' A Capella Science project at Scientific American. (via Metafilter)

Friday, August 24, 2012

Is it confetti? Is it snow? No, Pixel Rain is a beautiful cloud of LEDs falling from the sky at at a Black Keyes concert. The stunt was a collaboration between the Moment Factory and Air France, recorded at the closing performance of Osheaga 2012 music festival in Montreal. (via The Daily What)

A family in Arlington, Virginia, had their chimney capped, unaware that a raccoon and her babies lived there. The United States Humane Society came and removed the raccoon and two babies and set them free outside. But there were actually four in the litter, which wasn't evident until the next day. The last two babies were removed and put in a "reunion box" and left for the mother to find. The best part of this story is the camera trap footage of what happened when the reunion box was left out overnight. (via Arbroath)

When the Curiosity rover landed on Mars, we were all excited. Victory! But then I started to see some Tweets and some forum comments that sounded like some people were celebrating the fact that we landed on Mars …as if it had never been done before. Au contraire! Let’s look back at some of the many Mars missions, probes, and rovers that paved the way for Curiosity, in this article I wrote for mental_floss.

The zombie apocalypse is right around corner. Make sure you are prepared to survive the transition in power with the Zombie Survival Kit Messenger Bag from the NeatoShop. This Neatorama exclusive design features a canvas bag with raw edges and plenty of storage capacity. It is perfect for toting all your favorite zombie items.

The Zombie Survival Kit Messenger bag is available in Canvas and Military Green.

This clip is from the 1929 film Tarzan the Tiger. It was not the first Tarzan film, but the first with sound. Frank Merrill did his best to illustrate vocally what Edgar Rice Burroughs had written about, but the final product sounds totally lame to our ears, after decades of hearing Johnny Weissmuller's iconic yodel. But was the yell we know so well really Weissmuller's? Mental_floss looks at the history of that yodel in a post called The Disputed History of the Tarzan Yell.

Are you nuts about squirrels? Now you can feed and make fun of your favorite bushy tailed friends with the Big Head Squirrel Feeder from the NeatoShop. This hilarious feeder is shaped like a big squirrel head.

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These are just a sample of the hundreds of neat household items, t-shirts, and toys available at the NeatoShop! Great gifts for any occasion -and don't forget to buy something for yourself, like a Miss Cellania T-shirt!